pirueta

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetes)

  1. pirouette
  2. leap, somersault
    Synonyms: cabriola, giravolt

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.ta/ , (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.ta/

  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧e‧ta

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetas)

  1. pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)
  2. (by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From piruetă +‎ -a.

Verb

a pirueta (third-person singular present piruetează, past participle piruetat) 1st conjugation

  1. to pirouette

Conjugation

    conjugation of pirueta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a pirueta
gerund piruetând
past participle piruetat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present piruetez piruetezi piruetează piruetăm piruetați piruetează
imperfect piruetam piruetai pirueta piruetam piruetați piruetau
simple perfect piruetai piruetași piruetă piruetarăm piruetarăți piruetară
pluperfect piruetasem piruetaseși piruetase piruetaserăm piruetaserăți piruetaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să piruetez să piruetezi să pirueteze să piruetăm să piruetați să pirueteze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative piruetează piruetați
negative nu pirueta nu piruetați

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈɾweta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: pi‧rue‧ta

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetas)

  1. pirouette
  2. caper (playful behaviour)

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